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愛想を尽かす (あいそをつかす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

愛あい想そを尽つかす

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い

そ

を

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Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

be disgusted with; run out of patience; fall out of love

Expresses losing affection, patience, or goodwill toward someone, often after repeated disappointment. Used for personal relationships.

彼かれの無む責せき任にんな態たい度どに愛あい想そを尽つかした。
I got fed up with his irresponsible attitude.

何なん

度ど

も

嘘うそ

を

つか

れ

て

、

彼かの

女じょ

は

彼かれ

に

愛あい

想そ

を

尽つ

かし

た

。

After being lied to many times, she fell out of love with him.

Written forms

愛あい想そを尽つかす
Standard kanji spelling.
愛あい想そをつかす
Common variant with を written in kana.

Kanji

愛love, affection, favourite
想idea, thought, conception
尽exhaust, use up, run out of

Similar words

愛あい想そが尽つきる
Intransitive counterpart meaning 'to lose affection/patience' (the feeling runs out). 愛想を尽かす is transitive, focusing on the person's action of giving up.
見み限かぎる
Means 'to give up on' or 'abandon' someone/something, often with a stronger sense of finality. 愛想を尽かす emphasizes emotional exhaustion and loss of affection.

Etymology

From 愛想 (affability, sociability, or affection) + を + 尽かす (to exhaust, use up). Literally 'to exhaust one's affability/affection'.